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Recent population history in Swedish cattle breeds.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 24 May 2026
Adepoju Dolapo, Ohlsson J Ingemar, Klingström Tomas, Rius-Vilarrasa Elisenda, Johansson Anna M, Johnsson Martin
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BACKGROUND: In genetic terms, the history of a population can be described by its effective population size over time. We know that domestic cattle have gone through dramatic changes in recent history, including intensifying selection in modern breeding programs and replacement of traditional breeds. In this work, we use linkage disequilibrium-based methods to estimate recent population history from genotype data...
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